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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1932.

ECHO CF CHOA DISAPPEARANCE

APPLICATION BY LOCAL

BANK

Application was made to the Chief Justice (Sir Joseph Kemp yesterday by the Ho Hong Bank

CORRESPONDENCE

[All letters intended for publi- cation must be accompanied by the name and addren of the writer, not for publication, unleu a desired. but as evidence of good faith -ED.]

THE SPIRIT OF FUN

for an order for the transfer of [To THE ID:ton or tus !! HONG KONG 1.000 shares of Wallace Harper &; Co to their name from that of Charlie Cho, formerly compradora!

DAILY PRESS,"

of the Equitatle Eastern Banking S18,-In connection with the Corporation, who is stated to have world fight of the airplane Spirit absconded' froin the Culony.

The of Fun," the following news item: order was duly granted.

appeared in sections of the local Press:-

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"It is interesting to note that throughout the long hop Shell Motor Spirit was used to the en-

tire satisfaction of the pilot, Capt.

Mr. Eldon Pojer, K.C., instruci ed by Mrg [1. C. Lee, of Messrs. Wilkinson, and (irist, appeared for the plaintiff bank, and stated that earlier in the year the bank hnd

Dickson." made certain advances to defendant who was then compradove of the

Although the promoters of the Equitable Eastern Banking Corfight made arrangements with dif. poration. Since that time he had ferent companies for the supply of absconded and his whereabouts were feel, the larger part of this plane's unknown. Defendant had deposited requirements on its flight through certain securities with the plain Australia and thence to Hong Kong tiffs which included the 1,000 shares were taken from the Socony Vacuum in question, to secure his liabilities, i

For the hop frem Corporation, Defendant did not execute a trans Hong Kong to Shanghai, half of fer of the shares, although, he pro- the fuel supplied to the plane was

mised to do so,, hence the necessity of an application for transfer.

Socony Aviation Gasoline.-Yours etc.,

SOCONY VACUUM

CORPORATION.

W. LA MARSIJALA., Assistant General Manager. Hong Kong, October 20, 1932.

We have also received a letter from the Hon. Mr. W. H. Bell, on behalf of the Asiatic Petroleum Company (S.C.), Ltd., stating that while they received instructisam that the plane was to re-fuel in Hong Kong with Shell, aupplies had pro Viously been taken not only from Shell, but also in many places from

Mr. Tan Eng Hooi, formerly manager of the plaintiff bank gave evidence to the effect that defen- dant had dealings with the bank on a considerable scale. The bank had provided him, with banking facilities in the nature of over drafts and advances, and to secure his. liabilities defendant had, de. posited certain securities with the bank. Amongst those securities was a serip for the transfer of the 1,000 Wallace Harper shares The deposit was made in May, 1920 and sin that date they had remained the Socony-Vacuum Carporation.- in the possession of the bank. No ED RIP] transfer was executed by the de fendunt, although he had promised to do so. Defendant had absconded from the Colony and they had been unable to trace him. There were over four lakhs of dollars due to

of interest on the part of the par rats of the lads who did join.

Help the Movement. But Lard Clarendon made an ap

the plaintiffs from defendant at thepeal to these parents-an appeal present time.

summ

which all leaders of youth move- Another official of the plaintiffments have been making in public |bank, stated at present the

for long enough-that they should owing to the plaintiffs from defen-get into touch with the mittement dant was $529,960,07, against which and come forward and take a part

in the work. they held 900 China Lights and the 1,000 Wallace Harper shares. The approximate value of the former was $17,40 and of the latter $12.

THE YOUTH OF SCOTLAND

PARENTS WHO ARE AFRAID

OF WAR..

DEFENDED

Lord Clarendon's appeal does not apply in any particular zenge to South Africa. The Boy Scout movement, the Boys' Brigade, and other similar organisations have been in existence long enough for their ideals to be well known and respected.

Bonaventure's Cruise,

IS IT FACE OF CHRIST?

ASTONISHING CLAIM FOR TURIN SHROUD

CAMERA TEST

An astonishing, claim has just hoon made that a photograph has revoléd an authentic impression of the features of Christ on the shroud of Turin, believed to be the actual linen which covered the Body after

the Crucifixion.

POPPY DAY FUND

The Crown of Thorns. The photograph, according to these investigators, shows very de

Previously Acktiowlodged $2,003,00 Anitely the sufferings undergone by Mr. Eu Tong Son Christ. The nose is slightly broken Mr. V. M. Grayburn........ and there is a rivules of blood on the forohend.

The crown of thorus does not re- !semble that depicted in the painte ings, but is an instrument of tor- ture, which has broken the flesh and is more like an inverted basin than

wreath.

1

ora. and Ship«Build»r« of Hong Kong Truslees of Parsee Zoro. brian Charity Funds Mr. I, Baker

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The Institution of Engins,

50.00

30.00

24.00

2500

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Mir. Allan Keit Miss tires Ellis Mr. G. R. Sayer

NEW INSTRUMENT

DEVICE TO ENSURE SAFER FLYING

Berlin, Oct. 8-Professor Carolus

There are, too, plainly visible marks of lashes, which take the form of little contusions which show exactly the kind of instrument used. It was an old Roman whip which had metal buttons on the end. The shroud of Turin is only on Dealing with the history of the view every thirty years. Last year, shroud, the authors state that it for the first time, it was photograph I was kept by St. Peter. Then it ed. There was known to ho a not was lost sight of, to reappear in has invented an apparatus register- very clear impression of the body off church in Jerusalom, finally being ing the smallest atmosphere move. Christ on the shroud. But when taken by a crusading knight namedments, clouds, foga, draughts, air the pisturs was developed the nega- De Charny to the Abbey of Lircy, tive revealed a positive of the face France. of Christ.

Details of investigations into this phenomenon are contained in a book preparod. by Mr. Kazimir de Prossynsky and edited by Mr. Hugh J. Schonfield, which is shortly to be published by the Search Publishing

Company.

THE

CRICKETERS!

"Not Painted.” During a fire the shroud was part- ly burned, and later brought to Turin, where it remained in the custody of the Dukes of Savoy There it has remained until the pre- The authors advance the theory

Continued on next column.) sent day, in a strong room.

CHILDREN'S

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edited by UNCLE JACK.

{Here are a few Hints from Jack Hearne, the well-known Middlesex bowler, on slow and break bowls.]

Art

Of Bowling

By JACK HEARNE, Middlesex and England

As regards break bowlers I can; The ball should turn away towards only give one firm rule. Don't try the off as it strikes the pitch. Snicks to turn the ball too much, "I can behind the wicket or in the direc put so much spin on the ball that tion of slip should be the result. it will turn a yard," said a boy very proudly to me one day

The action for the off break is, of course, exactly the reverse. In He was so enthusiastic about the bowling the off brenk-much simp- amount of spin and break he could her to most howlers than the leg impart that I searely had the heart break-make the index finger grip to tell him that it was a waste of the ball along the seam, and on top good effort. It isn't necessary to of the ball. The second finger should make the ball break a yard or anybe just below the seam, while the thing like that amount. Too much third finger is underneath the ball: break defeats its object..

THE GOOGLY.

The log of a certain Scottish Sea

The idea of imparting spin to a | Scout troop's summer cruise in their cricket ball can be éxplained in a The spin is imparted by "pul- entter, the Bonaventure," from Blyth | sentence: to make din bali turn¦ling" the ball, as it worn, from

of Leipzig announced at a meeting of the Geophysical Society that ho

eurreis, etc.

He stated that the extrema sensi- tiveness of his instrument should render great services towards the security of aviation.

that the image was formed on the linen by the action of ammonia vapours on the spiers with which

the linen was covered.

They strongly refute any sugges- tion that the impression was paint ed on the shrowd.

CORNER.

RIDDLE ME-REE

QUESTIONS

1. Why is the letter Ulike your tongue ↑

2. Why did the fly fly:

3. Why should a poor

man drink coffee?

4.

When are peas like

zoldiers 7

ANSWERS

21. Because it's in the middle of your mouth.

Breause the spider spied her.

R. Beenuse he has no property (proper tea).

When they

aholled.

4.

A NATURE TRACK

to the Firth of Forth and back, co-sufficiently to beat the bat, or at left to right with the first finger af BOY SCOUTS CR.TICISED AND tains the following entry hidden least to get the batsman playing the the actual moment of delivery. To

A Bumble Bee Contest: In this all taking part say among its unutical details.

ball on the edge of the bat instead help the spin the whole of the hand cutest, of in the middle.

is jorked across from left to right "Bur-z-z," trying to see who can

THE LEG BREAK

-that is, away from the body of draw the buzz out the longest with- the bowler as the ball is released,out taking another breath. To make the ball break a few in-

A Grass Hopper Race: Contest- Now, we cone to that mystery

hots take their places along a start- ches is quite naough; the ball pit- † ching on the leg stump and break-ball, the geogly; and perhaps it is ing line and try to see which one can hop on one foot to a set goal in ing so that it hits the off stump, or plain just what the googly is. The the shortest length of time.

Off St. Abb's Hend: Observed a Many parents appear still to be typical example of Scottish, sheep- fear-ridden that any youth organi-had its head through a fence eating sation in which drill and discipline another farmer's grass! are the principal factor simply helps to inculcate ideas of war in

The total distance covered or the cruise was 354 miles, at an average the minds of the 'young.

speed of 4.44 knots; 902 miles under Now, who over would have sail and 152 under engine. Eleven thought that the Boy Scout or-ports were visited, and thera were ganisation tended in any way to 61 miles of night sailing.

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B.B. Jubilee Bong Sheet.

wards militarism? Are the element- ary principles of the movement not

The Boys' Brigade preparations: the reverse t

for the jubilén celebrations at Glas Lord Clarendon, Governor-Gen.gow have developed to the extent eral and Chief Scout of South that they have prepared a special song sheet, which consists of a dozen.

necessary here, first of all, to ex-

,

A Heron Contest: Here the win-g - simplest description is that the googly is an off break a ball break-ner is he who can stand longest on one fout on a sunll block of whod ing from the off towards the legs and not lose his balanço,

of the bateman-bowled with what Elephant Full-Away:

Contes-

is to all intents and purposes alants try to pull each other across a line, the one who succesds in get- Jeg-break action.

ting the other over being the win- ner.

Take the ball as if you are about to bowl a leg break, as explained above. To make the bail an off break instead of a leg break, how

Nibbling-Mouse Context: Contes- tants are blindfolded and given sanall tastes of such things as sugar, salt, soda, duur, cornstarch and the

| Africa, has commeuted' at^o rally | original community sogns, with a cf Scouts at Durban on this atti-strong flavour of Glasgow and the -tude of parents, fe

frequent use of rhyme words like itching on the off stump and break.ever, the wrist is turned right over like From there nibbles, they Eceletechan ad Aucienshuggle, There somed to be in some quar-which will tickle English and Cole-ing so that it hite the leg stump, is at the moment of delivery, and the try to guest the names of the thin tors, he said he did not say that nisl ears and also twist young Scot quite sufficient.

hall comes out of the palm of the they are tasting. it prevailed everywhere a belief tish tongues.

How are these breaking balls hand, as it were, with the that the Beaut movement was a 49th annual inceting of the B. howled? Taking the leg break firet,, posite" twist imparted by the fore-

The songs will be tried out at the

militaristic one. He actually came Council. across a lady in Maritzburg whe hold that view. She had changed her mind, however, since she had seen the Nafal Oilwell

While they in the Boy Scouts made use of saluting, elementary form-of-drill-and-obedienos -said- Lord Clarendon, they only did so for the good of discipline, without which no movement such as theira could exist. But it was certainly not from any desire to inculcate a wish for war

Real Jolly Stuff. Here is a song sung to the tune of John Brown:

We'll be going doon the water

that's Glaswegian for a gail. It's auro to rain at Greenock, and

at Gourock blow, a galezy The sun will shine at Rothery,

· but yo'd better jak a pote Yo'll need another panny if you

want back on the boat,

I will try to explain it as simply finger. as possible. We are going to try to make the ball break from the legs) and away towards the off. Place the first and second fingers scrise the seam with the third finger tou- ching the spam underneath. The YESTERDAY'S thumb-nets-as-a-mirt-of-rest-for-

the ball."

At the actual ronment of delivery

POUR LES PETITS.

op-

TRANSLATION.

Here is another chorous which twist the balk out of the fingers and ́. I saw this doll the other day. in suggests the American influence on turn the hand over slightly from the window of a shop. I showed it Dad youth It is sung to the tune of

Jug

Goh, oh goo.- you and me...

He noticed that among, boys gen- !' Littile Brown erally there was a great desire to join the movement. In some cases, howovor, there was a complete lack (Continued-on-next-column.)

In Glasgow for the Jubilee

·Gosh, on goat make whoopee! Al-be-seein-you-seź 'mas!

[right to left, thus (mpurting thero mu o wow I hope she wit!

spin to the ball.

Throw it up to the batsman some where in the direction of his legs.

not forget that it is this doll with her pink dress which I want for my Christmas pressit.

A FAT HEAD

"A man was asked by his wife to go to the greengrocer's for aswede turnip. "How big do you want it he asked.

"Ashig as your head," was the reply. On his way he wet a friend, who discovered, tbn. object of his journey ond ssid There's no need to buy one. Go up to my plot and get one.?

A little later the plot owner was hailed by a friend with:

It's funny sort of garden-. er you've got working on your plotype He's pulling all your swedes up and trying his bowler hat on them,